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<h2>\hline</h2>


<p>The <tt>\hline</tt> command will draw a horizontal line the

    width of the table. It's most commonly used to draw a line at

    the top, bottom, and between the rows of the table.</p>


<p>Two successive <tt>\hline</tt> commands leave a space between

    the lines; this space does <strong>not</strong> contain the

    vertical lines specified by <tt>|</tt> characters in the

    <tt>col</tt> argument of the

    <tt><a href="ltx-68.html">\begin{tabular}{col}</a></tt> command.</p>


<p>To place a line at the bottom of a table, the <tt>\hline</tt>

    command must follow a <tt><a href="ltx-181.html">\\</a></tt>

    (line break) command after the last table entry. This final line

    break command should be present <strong>only</strong> in this

    circumstance.</p>


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    See also <a href="ltx-202.html">array</a>,

    <a href="ltx-68.html">tabular</a>.<br>

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